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This Month in Mission for May 2023
The summer is here! I hope all the graduations, vacations, and seasonal changes get off to a good start for you, and that what follows helps you think through how your congregation moves forward in reaching new people. Idea worth considering: Millennials aren’t...
We Pray for the Family of The Rev. Dr. Martin Fredrick Saarinen
The Rev. Dr. Martin Fredrick Saarinen died peacefully at his Newberry SC home on April 1, 2023, after a brief illness with pancreatic cancer. Son of Pastor John and Tekla (Toppari) Saarinen, Martti was born in Portland OR on July 6, 1929. He was predeceased by his...
Region Nine First Call Theological Education Stewardship Gathering
By The Rev. Lisa Isenhower First-Call ministers from across the Southeast recently traveled to Lutheridge in Arden, North Carolina, for the Region 9 Stewardship Gathering, held on February 6-8, 2023. The gathering, which is usually held once every three years, had...
Ready to Meet the Challenge!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_cOWwHTfVU “The best help you hope you’ll never need” might well describe the ministry of Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR). While the coast and mountains of the Carolinas are beautiful and popular vacation destinations, they are...
We Pray for the Family of The Reverend Everette Lewis Lineberger
The Rev. Everette Lewis Lineberger, age 93, of Inman passed peacefully into eternal life on February 11, 2023. Pastor Lineberger served 27 years as pastor of Saint John’s Lutheran Church in Spartanburg, SC. He was named Pastor Emeritus of Saint John’s in 1992. He...
Lent Bible Study
That the Walls Might Come Tumbling Down: God’s Mission to Remove the Barriers That Divide Us God created humans to be in loving relationship with each other and our creator. However, sin plays upon greed, jealousy and fear to build walls between us, which separate us...
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